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As leaders gather for the first all-in-person General Assembly since the pandemic, the war in Ukraine is a major focus. Secretary-General António Guterres has warned this is a time of "great peril."

As leaders gather for the first all-in-person General Assembly since the pandemic, the war in Ukraine is a major focus. Secretary-General António Guterres has warned this is a time of "great peril."

The UN Secretary-General said “chances of a peace deal are minimal” as leaders prepared to gather in New York for the assembly focused on Russia’s invasion and the global food crisis it has aggravated.

By Michelle Nichols

Russias invasion of Ukraine and a global food crisis aggravated by the war will be the focus of world leaders when they convene at the United Nations in New York this week, a gathering that is unlikely to yield any progress toward ending the conflict.

The UN Secretary-General said “chances of a peace deal are minimal” as leaders prepared to gather in New York for the assembly focused on Russia’s invasion and the global food crisis it has aggravated.

People showing support for Ukraine hold signs across the street from the United Nations (UN) headquarters building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoUNITED NATIONS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a global food crisis aggravated by the war will be the

NEW YORK CITY / BOGOTA, Colombia: Since the Taliban seized Kabul in August 2021, two decades of progress in women’s education, employment, and empowerment in Afghan public life have been dramatically rolled back, leading to calls for the international community to increase pressure on the regime. Speaking at a recent UN news conference, Naheed Farid, an Afghan women’s rights

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A former member of Afghanistan’s parliament urged the world on Monday to label the Taliban a “gender apartheid” regime because of its crackdown on human rights, saying the apartheid label was a catalyst for change in South Africa and can be a catalyst for change in Afghanistan.

UNITED NATIONS: A former member of Afghanistan’s parliament urged the world on Monday to label the Taliban a “gender apartheid” regime because of its crackdown on human rights, saying the apartheid label was a catalyst for change in South Africa and can be a catalyst for change in Afghanistan.